Why would an innocent person confess to a murder or rape that they didn’t commit.Ask Eddie Lowery. Mr Lowery was convicted of rape with no physical evidence that he committed the rape. However , one piece of evidence was present , his confession. Mr Lowery was convicted by a jury , but later science set
DUI’s and College Students
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Nashville , Tennessee was named recently as the fourth best college town in America. In Nashville , we are lucky to have Vanderbilt , Belmont , Tennessee State , David Lipscomb , Fisk and several other fine schools. Right down I-24 in Murfreesboro , Tennessee is MTSU. College students away from home sometimes have brushes
Nashville’s DUI Hot Spots
You might be wondering why I have a picture of Electronic Express on West End Avenue in Nashville , Tennessee on a criminal law blog.. Here’s why.This parking lot is where a lot of DUI enforcement officers set up radar to catch drunk drivers speeding. A traffic violation is probable cause to stop a car..
What is an Arraignment
An arraignment is the first formal procedure in the criminal courts in Tennessee. An arraignment is the procedure where the accused is brought before the court to plead to the criminal charge in the indictment or presentment.The defendant is made aware of the charge and enters a plea.
Now , the formal reading of the
Probation’s Dirty Little Secret
Your charged with a crime like possession of drugs or aggravated assault. You are put on probation and you think your problems are gone. Wrong. A new trend in Tennessee as it relates to probation cases is to include a condition of probation that waives your Fourth Amendment right of an illegal search and seizure. Paragraph
Federal Court Rules on Cellphone Tracking
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled on whether cellphone tracking required the level of proof needed for wiretaps. The Court held that judges can require the government to meet the standards of wiretaps when requesting cellphone data to track alleged suspects in drug activity.The lower court demanded that law
John Lennon’s Killer Denied Parole Again
John Lennon’s killer Mark David Chapman was denied parole for the sixth time in New York recently. Mr. Chapman has served over 30 years for the murder. Yoko Ono urged against Mr. Chapman’s release on fears of safety for her family. Chapman will go up for parole again in 2012. He received 20 to life
What Fails You On The Walk And Turn Test ?
One of the critical elements of any drunk driving (DUI) investigation is the field sobriety tests. In this post , I hope to explain what the police officers are looking for in the walk-and-turn test. The walk-and-turn test is just one of the three standardized field sobriety tests. Often , I have clients that tell me
Review of Peter Chinn’s Korean BBQ Tacos
I had a motion to suppress a search warrant in a drug case in criminal court today in Gallatin , Tn.today.By agreement the case was dismissed and I headed back to Nashville. Riding down I-65 , I was thinking about lunch which is always a highlight. Prince’s or Neely’s BBQ was the option until I
Petty Crimes in the News
Rudy Giuliani’s daughter Caroline appeared in a New York courtroom Tuesday.She was charged with shoplifting some cosmetics from a store. Ms Giuliani received a plea under an Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal (ACD). Once she performs some public service work likely to be at a sanitation garage ,her criminal case will be dismissed.
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